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I still have Michigan making a run at the B1G title. You have to keep in mind that going up against Bama or LSU isn't an accurate measuring stick for where your team is in terms of their own conference outlook.

You can still win your conference and be a top 5-10 team and get blown out of the stadium by Bama or LSU. It's just an entirely different level of football that isn't easy to match.

Which is why I wish we played Bama or LSU annually. B1G titles are nice but I want Michigan to compete with the best. I expected Bama to win because I think Brady Hoke needs a couple more years to establish his guys and philosophy. We are still playing with RichRods guys and they are to small to match up.

Hopefully we get another shot at another upper level SEC team next year.

good thing I was at the bar for the game. Yeesh was that ugly. For as good as Alabama was (and they were damn good so this next statement isn't a slight a them) Michigan was just as bad which is a big no-no. Al Borges over-thought a lot of plays especially early on and instead of mixing in what Denard does well (RUNNING, passes on the move, RUNNING) made him a drop back passer while using last year's back up QB as one of the main WRs.

I kind of knew ahead of time the Bama/Michigan game would be ugly, not just because of new starters but a lot of guys who had never played meaningful minutes up to that point and losing the best leaders on the team. Molk/Koger on offense and RBV/Martin on defense would have really helped.